Title: Sulking Gets You Everywhere
Author: the_love_slug
Universe: Transformers Animated
Rating: K
Warning(s): Implied Slash
Pairing(s): Implied Swoop/Grimlock
Summary: What Swoop wants, Swoop gets. Grimlock says otherwise. But even he can't ignore Swoop's sulking. Oneshot drabble.
Prompt: None
A/N: This is an old work of mine I revised just the slightest. Forgive me if the characters seem OOC.
The roar of thunder shook the island, the trees trembling at their roots and the ground rumbling with such an intensity it made Swoop squawk, huddling closer to Grimlock. The T-rex shouldered him away, sending Swoop stumbling out backwards of the tiny cave; the rain was cold and showed no mercy as it pelted Swoop harshly, urging angry protests from the pterodactyl.
He scuttled back inside the cave, dripping wet. Shooting a glare at Grimlock, he tried with Snarl, cuddling with the fellow Dinobot, seeking warmth; Snarl proceeded to bat Swoop away with his tail.
Swoop met the harsh weather once again, crying out when the rain suddenly cranked up the water, pouring down onto Swoop. He clicked and clacked his beak for a minute, ranting. It was obvious his comrades wanted nothing to do with him at the moment. He settled himself on the mud, wings crossed and beak in the air, optics dimming off.
He then began to give them the 'silent treatment'.
Minutes ticked by and Swoop still sat there, stubborn as ever, not moving an inch. Grimlock shifted slightly, growing nervous. The pterodactyl could rust from all that rain; when Grimlock had first witnessed Swoop throwing a fit over a dent, he had been scared. Yes, Grimlock, leader of the Dinobots, had been scared. But a rusted Swoop? ...Grimlock did not want to be around when the other Dinobot decided to let his frustrations out.
Sharing a look with Snarl, Grimlock scooted over some and patted the spot next to him with his foot. "You Swoop..." He began, trying to find the right words. What was the word he was looking for? "...Want cuddle?"
It seemed Swoop knew what this "cuddle" was and perked up some. But he didn't budge, gazing at Grimlock for the longest time before saying "No." He said bitterly. "You Grimlock just push me Swoop away again." He stated matter-of-factly, turning his beak to the side, not looking at the Dinobot leader.
Grimlock snarled. "You Swoop come here now."
The look on Swoop's face was priceless, but the pterodactyl quickly wiped the shocked expression off his beak and toddled back into the cave, preening himself a bit. "You Grimlock not push me Swoop away?" He asked, eyeing the Dinbot warily. "Me Grimlock not push you Swoop away." The T-rex grunted back. Swoop gave him another glare, then returned to his preening.
"No." He said again, puffing his chest out a little. "You Grimlock lie... like..." What had that little yellow youngling said? "Like rice on white!" He snapped, though the edges of his beak turned red with embarrassment as he realized that he had said it wrong.
Grimlock merely tilted his head and gave the pterodactyl a look of disbelief.
Swoop rubbed at his beat red beak, standing their awkwardly for a few moments, the thunder roaring behind him. Then he reluctantly padded over to Grimlock's side and curled up close, muttering under his breath. Grimlock stiffened, then slowly wrapped his tail around the smaller Dinobot.
He noticed Snarl's staring and shot him the look. "You Snarl see nothing." He grumbled, resting his head behind Swoop's wing, as if hiding.
Snarl only grinned.